The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-14
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


The Fiftisth Congress sssembled on Monday,
Dec. 8. and such formalities were observed -
are usual at the opening of session. In the
Senate Mr.. Ingalls, occupied the chair. Con-
trary TO expectation, no objection was made TO
the admission OF Mr.. Turpis. but Mr. Faulkner
of Most Virginia il was determined. could not
take his seat until certain questions when
might affect the validity OF his election were
settled The Democratic caucus nominees Tor
officers of the House were all chosen. When
the election Of Speaker came be-
fore the House John G. Carlisle was pat in
Thomas b. X ed by Mr.. Cannon. OF Illinois.
The vote resulted as follows: Total nuniDer
OF votes cast. 9l3. tor Carlisle. 49, Tor
Reod liS; for Brumm, OF Pennsylvania,
2. or tho four Independents Anderson. OF
Iowa. voted for Carlisle; Nichols OF North
Carolina, and smith, Of Wisconsin, for Brumm'
while Hopkins, of Virginia. did not vote.
The Clerk thereupon declared Mr.. Carlisle
to be the duly elected Speaker. aud That gen.
tleman was escorted to the Speakers desk BY
Messrs Cox and Reed, amid loud applause.
The oath of Office having been administered 0y
MIR. Kelley, of Pennsylvania the speaker
raped the House to order and Mr.. Carlisle
made n speech OF thanks. In which he sad:
1T must be evident TO every one who has taken
even partial survey OF public affairs that tho
time has now come when u revision OF our rev.
enue laws and a reduction Of taxation are ab.
solutely necessary in orJer to prevent large
and dangerous accumulation OF money in the
Treasury. Whether this ought or ought
not TO have been done heretofore is q question
which il would be useless now to discuss. IL 10
eufnclent Tor us TO KNOW that the hnanclul con-
dition OF the Government and the private
business OF tho people alike demand the
prompt consideration OF these subjects and the
speedy enactment Of some substantial measure
OF relief. Unfortunately, we are menacod by
dangers from opposite directions. While
a policy OF non-action must inevitably re-
suit, sooner or later, in serious injury TO
the country, we cannot be unmindful OF
the fact that hasty and inconsiderate
legislation on subjects more or less at
fecting large financial and industrial interests
might produce, temporarily ut least, dis.
turbances and embarrassments which more
prudent course would entirely avoid. Invest
ments made and labor employed in the numer-
Gus and valuable industries which have grown
up under our present system Of taxation ought
not to be rudely DISTURBED by sudden and rad
zeal changes in the policy to which they have
adjusted themselves: bu. the just demands Of
an overtaxed people and the obvious require
ments OF the financial situation cannot DO en-
tirely ignored without seriously importing
much greater and more widely extended inter-
ests than any that could ossibly be injurously
Affected 10y moderate and reasonable reduce
ton NJ 4 ties.
NOTHING was done in either the Senate or
House OF Representatives on the 9th inst be-
yond receiving and reading the Presidents
message. The President sent the following
nomfnaJioIis " tho Senate Lac us q. c. Lamar.
OF Mississippi, to be Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court OF the United Statos; William 4.
Villas, Of Wisconsin, TO be Secretary of the Into
rior; Don NJ Dickinson, of Michigan, to be POST
master General. Charles S. Fairchild, of New
York to be Secretary OF the Treasury; George
J. Rives, Of New York, to be Assistant Secre-
tary of State; Isaac II. Maynard, of New York,
to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
Sigourney Butler, OF Massachusetts, to be -
ond Comptroller Of the Treasury; James w.
Hyatt, OF Connecticut, to be Treasurer of the
United States.
IL the House OF Representatives, on the eth
inst, the Speaker announced the Committee
on Mileage, as follows: Rogers Ark, Belden
On ", Howard Ind.), Burnett (Mass and
FELTON, Call. Various resolutions to amend
the rules were introduced and referred to the
Committee on Rules, when il shall he appoint
ed. The House then adjourned until Monday,
the 18th. After the reading OF the journal and
the presentation of n few department COM
munications, the Senate on motion of Mr.. Ear
well. adjourned till tha 18th.